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We performed a comparison between ManageEngine SupportCenter Plus, OpenText Service Manager, and ServiceNow based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The product teams are continuously on the products trying to improve them. If, for example, I ask for a change to be done in the software, the chances are in the next release it's going to be done and incorporated. It's this personal touch that I like.""We have found the reporting in this product to be very useful.""The most valuable features are the ITIL compliance and billing.""The product is very scalable and stable when used as a help desk once it is built out."

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"We can have all our requests and incidents registered in one system.""It gives us better understanding and control of service management.""It can adapt to any process in the organization.""The solution is simple to set up.""The design has been revamped in terms of GUI. The current interface is quite easy to read.""Its flexibility and ease of customization are its most valuable features.""The initial setup is easy.""It's easy to scale."

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"I prefer ServiceNow to the competition because of its ease of use, installation and configuration.""I like the ease of use.""The solution is stable, scalable and easy to use.""The solution is easy to use, simple to make queries, flexible to configure, integrates well, and supports all of our companies needs.""It has an excellent capability to integrate different access points.""ServiceNow was the first true enterprise to service management platform.""I like that it's always up and running.""ServiceNow provides quite good insights about what is happening in the organization."

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Cons
"They're pretty good but there's always room for improvement. There should be more templates that users can utilize immediately.""I would like to see some kind of project management or portfolio management in a future version.""The tech support is terrible and that seems to be a part of their business plan.""There is no cloud-based version and it would be helpful if it were available.""The business model for the company is to sell low and charge for customization, education or expertise.""The product is very difficult to use and configure and requires specialists."

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"The user interface is very clunky. It's only now beginning to be a web-based interface, but for now it's still very clunky.""Their end-user interface and technical support features could be improved.""The interface could be better.""It needs to be easier to use for the end users because one problem we had was that we are handling different kinds of cases.""Service Manager is at the end of its life. The architecture, performance, and look are all way behind.""I think one area which is the most painful from my point of view is if you need to integrate a lot of the tools, and being able to make that a lot more seamless.""Micro Focus Service Manager is not very great. It would be better if it had more features. When it comes to features, BMC tops the chart. When it comes to usage, people use BMC more.""The greatest issue for us is to understand the roadmap. We want to know whether we should upgrade now or should we wait three months."

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"It would be nice if we could, with some specific access rights, move histories from one squad to another, as they generate dependencies or duplicate or flag them.""The solution is lacking in the mobile application area that could be improved.""The solution could be made cheaper. Machine learning and artificial intelligence should be introduced in the next release.""I have a problem with the way the solution's price is calculated.""It's not very secure, it's web-based, and I prefer Remedy. Both the security and the web interface could be improved.""Loads slower than expected, and its user interface needs improvement. Support for this product also needs to improve on their response time.""The solution could improve by making the CMDB integrate with a CI better to allow it to be seen across multiple platforms.""I am interested to see the firm's strategic plans for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), and how the particular areas it will expand on from its existing investments (that feature, for example, in its ITSM Pro and CSM Pro modules)."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The licensing fees depend on different criteria, including options and sizing."
  • "ManageEngine products will always be the lowest cost in category as that is part of their business model."
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  • "I would say that identify your requirements and pay for the support to implement and test those requirements, and then hope that you did a good job because the cost of their service is fairly expensive."
  • "Micro Focus Service Manager is a little cheaper than other options. You have to pay a monthly subscription fee."
  • "The license is not cheap."
  • "I pay for Service Manager on a yearly basis, and the price is reasonable - I would rate it five out of ten."
  • "HP Service Manager has moderate pricing."
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  • "The first impact for the customer is that it is expensive, but do not forget that it is a solution that includes infrastructure; a single cost, easy to justify."
  • "It has a higher cost compared to local/regional solutions."
  • "We know that ServiceNow is not cheap, it's more expensive than other solutions. But we are trying to increase our ability to handle tickets so that the cost per ticket is less."
  • "It's sold as a less expensive solution, but it has to be highly modified. That's where you get into the cost."
  • "ServiceNow pricing is an art, not a science. The deal depends on how commercially savvy you are, which does make it something that is quite difficult to get right. It is most definitely an opportunity area for ServiceNow to improve and have more visibility around pricing of the different products within the platform."
  • "ServiceNow is a leader and its pricing is quite good, quite competitive... Sometimes some plugins are not priced reasonably but, generally, the platform itself, its modules, are priced reasonably."
  • "Isn't pricing always too much? We really do chafe at the ITIL licensing. ITOM is also pretty expensive."
  • "Initially, the licensing model ServiceNow came up with was very good. But now, from a licensing perspective, they are changing their model day by day. It is becoming a bit expensive for customers."
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    Also Known As
    Micro Focus Service Manager, HPE ITSM, HPE Service Manager
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    Overview

    SupportCenter Plus is a web-based customer support software that lets organizations effectively manage customer tickets, their account & contact information, the service contracts and in the process providing a superior customer experience.

    Service Manager on SaaS provides you with a cloud-based, industry leading IT Service Management solution.

    ServiceNow is a cloud-based task-management platform that specializes in IT operations management (ITOM), IT services management (ITSM), and IT business management (ITBM). ServiceNow allows users to manage their teams, projects, and customer interactions using a variety of different plugins and apps with which it easily integrates.

    ServiceNow offers prebuilt applications to support any process, as well as a framework and tools that allow you to build your own.

    ServiceNow’s service management solutions include change, request, incident, problem, and cost management, as well as HR, IT, field service, and facilities management solutions. They also cover business management solutions such as vendor performance management, financial management, performance analytics and project portfolio suite, as well as governance, risk, and compliance.

    “The Smarter Way to Workflow”

    ServiceNow’s activities, processes, and tasks are overseen as part of a comprehensive managed workflow that supports such features as real-time collaboration, communication, and resource sharing. ServiceNow’s suite of products allow for operation using serverless computing, and include the categories of Business Apps, Customer Service, HR, IT, and Security.

    ServiceNow can be used to support most workflows because of the wide range of tools it offers. These include on-suite ticketing tools, predictive modeling to manage workflows, and benchmarking for the tracking of progress. ServiceNow can assist with artificial intelligence and machine learning processes and can be used to organize the cases of a help/service desk as well as for instance management and problem management. It also smoothly integrates with many legacy systems.

    ServiceNow offers service management software for industries including:

    Cloud services
    Education
    Financial services
    Government
    Healthcare
    Manufacturing
    Telecommunications

    Reviews from Real Users

    PeerSpot users prefer ServiceNow to its competitors because of its scalability, stability, and ease of use. It helps everyone in the company to be on the same page by creating a single source of record across all departments. One user stated that “I’ve definitely used over 20 project management solutions, but they can't be compared with ServiceNow.” Another said that “ServiceNow is an industry leader in multiple areas and provides an excellent ROI.

    Sample Customers
    Brickman Group, SVP Worldwide, Chicago Tribune, Sodexo, Constellation, Lowcost Holidays, Telesur, PayEx, Quintiq, Moblize, Oman Air, Intelligent Hospital Systems
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    AAA, AstraZeneca, Becton, Dickinson and Company, Broadcom, Christus Health, Epicor, Equinix, GE Capital, Intuit, KPMG, Loyola Marymount University, OshKosh, Quantas, RedHat, Royal Bank of Scotland, Swiss Re, U.S. Department of Energy, Safeway, Yale University, and Zillow    
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    REVIEWERS
    Financial Services Firm31%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm10%
    Government7%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company19%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Comms Service Provider7%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company11%
    Healthcare Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Educational Organization22%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government7%
    Company Size
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    REVIEWERS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise8%
    Large Enterprise73%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise18%
    Large Enterprise65%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise30%
    Large Enterprise56%
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